Oliva’s mother walking herself down the aisle at her wedding. Espin shared, “Being a strong woman was something that was okay to do in my family. My mother walked into the church to get married by herself because she did not want anyone to give her away.” Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva (at top right) and her family (father and brothers at left, mother and sister at bottom right) posing for a portrait in Cuba. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
The cover of Oliva’s childhood book of poetry. It reads “Florecitas, Versos, Oliva María Espin”. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva (at right in black-and-white top) posing with the presenters of “the Legacies of Professor Oliva Espin” symposium, American Psychological Association conference, 2014. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Dr. Andrea L. Dottolo (at left) and Dr. Oliva Espin (at right) smiling in front of the Palgrave-Macmillian booth during the American Psychological Association conference. Oliva holds a copy of “Gendered Journeys: Women, Migration, and Feminist Psychology” (2015), which they co-authored. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva (in middle) with her partner (at left, holding flowers), May 2015. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva’s partner at their church picnic. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva standing in front of a banner that acknowledges her contributions to psychology during the 2016 American Psychological Association conference. The quote (at right) reads, “Life stories, although deeply personal, also have important personal and psychological purposes: They allow us to… become part of the public world by participating in the process of its making.” Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
Oliva gesturing outwards while giving a talk. Photo courtesy of Oliva Espín.
